{"product_id":"the-first-steps-of-life-9781789451658","title":"The First Steps of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin of Life studies have a nearly-impossible goal: understanding nature through the comprehension of its origins and its complexities. As a growing field with poorly-defined borders, Origin of Life studies profit from progress in other disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book proposes both an overview of this large area and an in-depth look at the opinions and results obtained by some of the active contributors of this fascinating and deeply thought-provoking matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe topics are presented in a bottom-up order, first touching on the habitability of the universe, then the rationale behind meaningful prebiotic chemistry, the possible or probable prebiotic chemical frames, the problem of chirality, and moving on through the role of minerals in biogenesis, biogenic fertile environments, the in-and-out problem as solved by vesicles physics, the evolution of the codes, the structure of LUCA and its proto metabolisms and the meaning of complex extant biological biomorphs, as exemplified by viroids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese topics and the reasoning within the chapters are provided against the backdrop of the evolution of information and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernesto Di Mauro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Iste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789451658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnesto Di Mauro\u003c\/b\u003e is a biologist as well as a former Molecular Biology professor and vice-president of the Académie Européenne Interdisciplinaire des Sciences, France. His research focuses on the structural codes for complex molecular interactions in DNA topology, RNA-polymerases and DNA-topoisomerases, and the properties of guanine as the heart of autogenous generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Iste","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43761596858483,"sku":"9.78179E+12","price":168.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_da4417e0-ba3a-4619-a5c4-7fe6e32512ef.jpg?v=1756903455","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-first-steps-of-life-9781789451658","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}